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Criddle's Adm'r v. Criddle 21 Mo. 522, Supreme Court of Missouri (October 01, 1855) 1855 1. We see no error in the trial of this cause. The loan of the slave by the defendant to his son may have been fraudulent as to the creditors of the son, and as to them, the son's title to the slave may have been valid in law. But if the transaction was a loan between the defendant and his son, it still continued one, and the administrator of the... Most Relevant Cases  
Cromartie v. Robison 2 Jones Eq. 218, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 A bequest of all my slaves to the testator's wife, during her life, and then I give and bequeath said slaves (with the exception of those I acquired by intermarriage with her, those that I received in the division of my father's estate--old Joe and Ferryman Jim) to W. J. and E., with this clause in connection, My... Most Relevant Cases  
Curry v. Gaulden 17 Ga. 72, Supreme Court of Georgia (January 01, 1855) 1855 [4.] J G hired a slave from D C for one year, agreeing to pay him a certain sum therefor, and entered into a bond with securities, the obligation of which was that he would cause the slave to be forthcoming to the possession of D C on the 25th day of December, 1845, or pay the penalty of the bond. The slave ran away before the end of the year, and... Most Relevant Cases  
Dalton v. Murphy 1 George 59, High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi (December 01, 1855) 1855 1. CONFLICT OF LAWS.As a general rule, a contract made in one place to be performed in another, must be made according to the laws of the latter; hence if a feme covert owning slaves in this state, under the Act of 1846, execute in Alabama, according to the laws of that state, a deed of trust on them, to be performed in this state, by a sale... Most Relevant Cases  
DOMICIL OF SLAVES. 7 U.S. Op. Atty. Gen. 278 (June 13, 1855) 1855   Most Relevant Administrative Decisions & Guidance  
Dudley v. Porter 16 Ga. 613, Supreme Court of Georgia (January 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] Where a father, by deed, gave a negro girl to his daughter M S D, for and during her natural life, and to the heirs of her body, if any she should have, by W. S. D; and afterwards, the grantor provided, that should the said M S D die without a bodily heir by W S D, then the aforesaid negro girl and her increase, shall then... Most Relevant Cases  
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1855) 1855 See this case as to proof of delivery in case of a parol gift of an infant slave. In view of the whole evidence we see no reason to apprehend that the jury were misled by anything contained in the charge given or to suppose the result would have been different had the instructions asked by the defendant been given. After having given the law in... Most Relevant Cases  
Dunlap v. Hales 2 Jones (NC) 381, Supreme Court of North Carolina (August 01, 1855) 1855 Where an infant, who was sued on a note given for two old slaves, after he comes of age proposes, in writing, to give them back and pay half of the note, and adds, if they will not accept of the above offer I will have to pay them I suppose, but I shall do so at my convenience, as it will be nothing less than a free gift on my part,... Most Relevant Cases  
Evans v. Harllee 9 Rich. 501, Court of Appeals of Law of South Carolina (November 01, 1855) 1855 Testator loaned to his wife for life, one-seventh of his negroes, at her death to be equally divided among his surviving heirs, and to each of his six children he loaned one other seventh part for life, at his, the child's death, to go to his lawful issue, and in default of such issue, to be equally divided among testator's surviving heirs:-On... Most Relevant Cases  
Ex parte Bradley 9 Rich. 95, Court of Appeals of Law of South Carolina (November 01, 1855) 1855 No law requires that the trial of slaves shall be had, and the freeholders summoned from the beat in which the offence was committed. The rejection on the trial of slaves for harboring of competent evidence for the defence, tending to affect the credibility of witnesses for the prosecution, held, to to be no ground for prohibition. Most Relevant Cases  
Fackler v. Chapman 20 Mo. 249, Supreme Court of Missouri (January 01, 1855) 1855 1. Under the 35th section of article 9 of the act concerning crimes and punishments, (R. C. 1845,) if the slaves of several persons unite in the commission of a larceny, the owner of one of the slaves will be liable for all the damages. 2. In an action against a master for a larceny committed by his slave, the declarations of... Most Relevant Cases  
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed (TN) 252, Supreme Court of Tennessee (September 01, 1855) 1855 This was a detinue bill, filed by complainant to enjoin defendant Arnold from selling a slave, Mary, which was levied upon by Bullen, the sheriff of Greene county, by virtue of an execution in favor of Arnold and against Joseph Davis, the father of Elizabeth D. Davis. The bill charges that Joseph Davis had, previous to the decree and execution of... Most Relevant Cases  
Ferguson v. Mason 2 Sneed (TN) 618, Supreme Court of Tennessee (April 01, 1855) 1855 This was an action of trover, brought in the circuit court of Madison, to recover the value of a female slave named Sylvia, claimed by Ferguson and wife, which the defendant, on demand being made, refused to surrender to them. Judgment was for the defendant, and an appeal in error, by the plaintiffs, to this court. The plaintiffs set up claim to... Most Relevant Cases  
Ford's Adm'r v. Clements 13 Tex. 592, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1855) 1855 The objection taken to the answers of the plaintiff below to interrogatories filed by the defendant was very properly overruled. The objection was too general. The exception should always be specific in showing the grounds of the exception. The second ground of error is more important. The suit was brought to recover slaves. The right of action... Most Relevant Cases  
Foulkes v. Foulkes 2 Jones Eq. 260, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 The bequest of the slave Andrew to the defendant, is subject to an express condition: But should my son make my estate pay for the price of Jack, then I direct that Andrew shall not pass to James, (his son.) In other words: the bequest of this slave to the defendant, is to be void if he exacts from the estate the price of Jack. It is true he did... Most Relevant Cases  
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306, Supreme Court of Florida (February 01, 1855) 1855 1. During the trial of any case not capital, the Court may, in the exercise of a sound discretion, permit the Jury, under the proper charge, to separate. 2. The indictment of a Slave need not state the name of the owner of such Slave. 3. A Slave indicted for an assault and battery, not alleged to have been committed upon a white person, should be... Most Relevant Cases  
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1855) 1855 [INDICTMENT AGAINST SEVERAL SLAVES FOR THE MURDER OF ANOTHER SLAVE.] FROM the Circuit Court of Benton. Tried before the Hon. THOMAS A. WALKER. Most Relevant Cases  
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321, Supreme Court of Indiana (November 01, 1855) 1855 Freeman brought an action against Robinson, and complained that the defendant, at the county of Marion, on, &c., being marshal of the United States for the district of Indiana, by virtue of his office having the plaintiff in custody upon a charge of being a fugitive from service and labor, did, by virtue of his office, assault the plaintiff, and... Most Relevant Cases  
Freeman v. Scurlock 27 Ala. 407, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1855) 1855 [TROVER FOR CONVERSION OF SEVERAL SLAVES.] APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Macon. Tried before the Hon. ROBERT DOUGHERTY. Most Relevant Cases  
Funk v. Dillon 21 Mo. 294, Supreme Court of Missouri (July 01, 1855) 1855 1. Under the practice act of 1849, the wife is a competent witness to support the title of a bailee of her husband, in an action in the nature of trover against the bailee, to which the husband is not a party. 2. As to measure of damages for the conversion of a slave, (see Walker v. Borland, 21 Mo. 289.) Appeal from Buchanan Court of Common Pleas.... Most Relevant Cases  
George v. Bussing 15 B.Mon. 558, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (January 01, 1855) 1855 This case presents the question of the power of the wife to make a valid disposition, by will, of her personal estate and slaves, with the consent of the husband. As the will was made, and proved, and recorded in the year 1850, a decision of the questions arising under it must be governed by the law in force at that time. Whether any change in the... Most Relevant Cases  
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1855) 1855 [DETINUE BY HUSBAND, SUING ALONE, FOR A SLAVE IN WHICH HIS WIFE HAD A VESTED REMAINDER, AGAINST PURCHASER FROM DECEASED TENANT FOR LIFE.] APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Cherokee. Tried before the Hon. JOHN E. MOORE. Most Relevant Cases  
Gillam v. Gillam 8 Rich.Eq. 67, Court of Appeals of Equity of South Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 Defendant was the agent of his mother from 1835 to 1851, to hire out and manage her slaves. He purchased her life estate in a tract of land, and agreed to pay her therefor an annuity of fifty dollars per annum. About 1848, he received certain pension moneys, which were paid on account of his father's Revolutionary services: and from 1840 until... Most Relevant Cases  
Glenn v. People 17 Ill. 105, Supreme Court of Illinois (November 01, 1855) 1855 William Glenn, a negro, on the 31st day of January, 1855, was arrested under the third section of an act entitled, an act to prevent the immigration of free negroes into this State, approved February 12, 1853. He was tried before a justice of the peace of Marion county, found guilty and fined $50. Glenn appealed to the Circuit Court,... Most Relevant Cases  
Grimes v. Hoyt 2 Jones Eq. 271, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 The bill is filed to rescind a contract. It states that the testator, Mr. Singletary, who was the owner of a slave by the name of Guilford, to whom he was much attached, and being about to remove out of the county of Beaufort, where he then resided, agreed with said slave, to convey him to any person whom the said slave should select, who would... Most Relevant Cases  
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed (TN) 637, Supreme Court of Tennessee (April 01, 1855) 1855 The complainants claim the slaves in controversy under a deed of gift made by Robert Saunders on the 7th of September, 1846, to a trustee for the separate use of the complainant, Emily C., his daughter, for life, and then to her children. The defendant, James E. Mason, obtained judgment against James Gunn, husband of said Emily, on the 26th of... Most Relevant Cases  
Hairston v. Hairston 2 Jones Eq. 123, Supreme Court of North Carolina (June 01, 1855) 1855 A resident of this State, by his will, bequeathed to A, the wife of B, certain slaves and other personal property, and appointed B and his wife executors. B and his wife were residents of another State, and though B caused the will to be proved, he did not give the bond required by the law of this State, to entitle a non-resident to letters... Most Relevant Cases  
Hall v. Murphy 14 Tex. 637, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1855) 1855 Where the defendant, being sued for the recovery of a slave, alleged fraudulent combination to defraud him between the plaintiff and the person who sold the slave to defendant, and prayed that the seller be made a defendant, which was done, this court said; He was not a necessary party, and it may well be questioned whether he was a proper... Most Relevant Cases  
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491, Supreme Court of Georgia (April 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] Four years' possession of a chattel in another State, will not confer a title, by virtue of the 4th section of our Statute of 1822, as against a judgment lien on said property obtained in this Statethe chattel having been removed before the judgment could be enforced. [2.] Where a negro slave, subject to the lien of a judgment, in this... Most Relevant Cases  
Harden v. Mangham 18 Ga. 563, Supreme Court of Georgia (August 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] C H, by one of the clauses of her will, bequeathed certain negro slaves, as follows: As manumission is, by the laws of the State, forbidden, (which I could have wished otherwise,) I will and bequeath to Wiley E. Mangham, my trusty and faithful servants, Charity and Starling, to have and to hold unto him and his executors forever, in... Most Relevant Cases  
Harrington v. Moore 3 Jones (NC) 56, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 The case of Hinton v. Hinton, 1 Dev. & Bat. Eq. Rep. 587, referred to, and relied on, by the defendant's counsel, is a direct authority in his favor. It was there held, that slaves advanced by parol to a daughter, by her father, upon her marriage, and remaining in the possession of her husband until the death of her father, intestate, were, under... Most Relevant Cases  
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1855) 1855 [TROVER FOR CONVERSION OF A SLAVE.] APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Sumter. Tried before the Hon. B. W. HUNTINGTON. Most Relevant Cases  
Harrison v. Lloyd 9 Rich. 161, Court of Appeals of Law of South Carolina (November 01, 1855) 1855 The bailee of a slave hired him to the defendant and the slave was killed while in defendant's service, through the negligence of his agent: Held, that plaintiff, the bailee, could sustain an action against the defendant for the injury he had sustained, and that case was the proper form of action. Where the bailee of a slave has a right of action... Most Relevant Cases  
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635, Supreme Court of Georgia (August 01, 1855) 1855 The Court not being unanimous, delivered their opinions seriatim. The facts in this case are these: Bill, a negro fellow about twenty-five years old, and worth $1.000, had runaway from his owner, Absalom C. Cleveland, deceased, the intestate of the plaintiff, in 1852. His master resided in Marion County. It was in proof, by the testimony on the... Most Relevant Cases The case or administrative decision has some negative history, but has not been reversed or overruled.
Harvey v. Epes 12 Gratt. 153, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (February 28, 1855) 1855 1. Contractors on a railroad hire slaves for a year to work on the road in the county of A. They take them to the county of C, and employ them on the road in that county; and whilst there they take sick and die. HELD: 1. This removal of the slaves from the county of A, and working them in the county of C, is not of itself a conversion of the slaves... Most Relevant Cases  
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed (TN) 585, Supreme Court of Tennessee (April 01, 1855) 1855 This bill was brought to recover a distributive share in the personal estate of Thompson Edwards, deceased. Rial Edwards, by his will, which was proved in 1819, gave to his wife, Lucinda, an estate for life in his land and negroes, and, at her death, the same to be equally divided between my four children, namely, Thompson Edwards, etc., and if... Most Relevant Cases  
Hollifield v. Stell 17 Ga. 280, Supreme Court of Georgia (February 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] One of the items in the last will and testament of Tobias Lasseter was as follows: I likewise give to my son, Hardy Lasseter, a negro woman named Kate; and in case the said Kate shall bear a child to live to the age of two years, my desire is that my daughter, Christina Lasseter, may be possessed of it; and in case the said Christina should... Most Relevant Cases  
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed (TN) 512, Supreme Court of Tennessee (April 01, 1855) 1855 This case presents the question of the invalidity of a condition in restraint of marriage, in the will of Richard C. Boyd, deceased. The clauses which raise the question are: Item 2. All my negroes, and worldly goods of whatsoever kind, shall remain in possession of my wife, Mary E. Boyd, for the benefit of herself and my children, John C.,... Most Relevant Cases  
Hunter v. Bass 18 Ga. 127, Supreme Court of Georgia (May 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] A will has provisions for the emancipation of certain slaves, which provisions are void. It has other provisions. The executor prays the direction of a Court of Equity, as to how he shall execute these latter provisions. In virtue of the void provisions, the Colonization Society, on its own account, applies to be made a party in the case, as... Most Relevant Cases  
Jackson v. Collins 16 B.Mon. 214, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (October 05, 1855) 1855 This petition was filed by a woman of color, by name Delphia Jackson, suing as a free person, asserting rights as sole heir of her mother, Jemima Clark, a free woman of color, by whom the plaintiff had been purchased, and was emancipated by deed, dated in October, 1850, as well as by the codicil of her will, made in September, 1851. The will... Most Relevant Cases  
James v. Drake 3 Sneed (TN) 340, Supreme Court of Tennessee (December 01, 1855) 1855 This was an action on the case, to recover the value of a slave named Bill, the property of the defendant in error. The slave died of small-pox, in the service of the plaintiffs in error, to whom he had been hired. The ground of the action, as alleged in one count of the declaration, is that through the neglect and imprudence of the... Most Relevant Cases  
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430, Court of Appeals of Maryland (June 01, 1855) 1855 A negro who has been adjudged to be free, cannot maintain an action on the case to recover damages for having been unlawfully held in servitude, even though he may have been in the enjoyment of freedom at the time he was claimed as a slave, provided the party claiming him acts in good faith, supposing the negro to be his property. APPEAL from the... Most Relevant Cases  
Johnson v. Commonwealth 12 Gratt. 714, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 17, 1855) 1855 A master may give a general written consent to the purchase by his slave of ardent spirits of a particular person; which will be valid to protect the seller from incurring the penalties prescribed in the Code, ch. 104, ยง 1, p. 459. These were indictments in the Circuit court of Appomattox county, for selling ardent spirits to slaves without... Most Relevant Cases  
Jones' Adm'r v. Covington 22 Mo. 163, Supreme Court of Missouri (October 01, 1855) 1855 1. A. by instrument of writing not under seal, executed in the year 1838, conveyed to B. a negro slave; A. retained possession of the slave until his death in 1853; held, that B. had no title to the slave. 2. Under the law as it stood in 1838, (see R. C. 1835, p. 588,) in order to perfect a gift of a slave so as to divest the title of the giver... Most Relevant Cases  
Joslin v. Caughlin 1 George 502, High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi (December 01, 1855) 1855 1. CONTRACT: RESCISSION, GOOD FAITH IN.-Good faith must be observed by the parties to a contract, whether it relates to its consummation in the first instance, its rescission, or its performance. 2. EXECUTOR'S SALE: IRREGULARITY IN, EXCUSE FOR FAILURE TO RETURN THE PROPERTY.-A purchase of a slave from an administrator or executor, cannot avoid the... Most Relevant Cases  
Keeton's Heirs v. Keeton's Adm'r 20 Mo. 530, Supreme Court of Missouri (March 01, 1855) 1855 1. Where an administrator, at a fraudulent sale made by him, becomes the purchaser of slaves belonging to the estate of his intestate, and afterwards, with the knowledge of the heirs, openly and notoriously asserts title in himself, a bill in equity cannot be maintained against him for relief, after the lapse of the period which is a bar by the... Most Relevant Cases  
Knight v. Hardeman 17 Ga. 253, Supreme Court of Georgia (February 01, 1855) 1855 [1.] The Colonial Act of 1770, providing a mode for slaves to sue for their freedom, is of force in this State; and the several Superior Courts of this State may now perform the functions which devolved upon the General Court under that Statute. [2.] The Acts of 1770, 1835 and 1837, afford a full, adequate and complete remedy, to enable persons of... Most Relevant Cases  
Lawrence v. Mitchell 3 Jones (NC) 190, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1855) 1855 The defendant married Rachel, the daughter of Winfield Morgan, and upon the marriage, the father put into the possession of his son-in-law, a negro woman named Betsy, and her two children. Betsy had another child. She is dead; and the action is brought to recover the three children. The gift is void, as there is but a partial intestacy, and we... Most Relevant Cases  
Long v. Wright 2 Jones (NC) 140, Supreme Court of North Carolina (June 01, 1855) 1855 But for the reservation of a life estate to the widow in the negro girl Hannah, beyond all question, the cross limitation, in the event of one of the daughter's dying without a child, would extend, as well to the negroes as to the silver spoons. This circumstance, we think, is not enough to restrict the limitation, and confine its operation to the... Most Relevant Cases  
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1855) 1855 [BILL IN EQUITY FOR SPECIFIC RECOVERY OF SLAVES.] APPEAL from the Chancery Court of Benton. Heard before the Hon. JAMES B. CLARK. Most Relevant Cases  
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